New discoveries near Stonehenge could solve its mystery

Stonehenge, which is considered to be one of the most mysterious places on the planet, has astonished archaeologists. According to latest reports, archaeologists have now discovered a circle of deep pits that surrounds an ancient settlement in Durrington Walls, near to Stonehenge. The major new discovery could in fact solve the mystery of the Stonehenge.
Reports are coming in that archaeologists have found about twenty shafts that are 10 m in diameter, and 5 m deep. The circle formed is almost 2 km in diameter. Researchers believe that there must be more than 30 shafts here. The research was led by the researchers from the University of Bradford in collaboration with a group of other universities. The new site is about 3.2 km away from the Stonehenge, and supposedly dates back to 4500 years ago.


It has been reported that this newly discovered circle of pits is larger than any comparable prehistoric monument in this region.
According to a statement given by Nick Snashall of the National Trust, it comes to light that the discovery of the new settlement could unlock the story of the Stonehenge, as this could be the place where the builders of the Stoneghenge lived, and feasted.

The archaeologists also mentioned that the pits were placed in a very precise manner, thus revealing how the early British inhabitants used a counting system.

The Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England, and is definitely one of earth’s greatest mysteries.